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Written by: Bethania Palma
May 8, 2017
The CBO scored previous versions of the health care bill, but has not yet scored the one the Hou ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 3, 2017
According to rumors, a Japanese study found that electronic cigarettes contain far more cancer-c ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 2, 2017
A video showing a car driving through a demonstration is real, but it took place in Brazil and h ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 1, 2017
A spectacular video purportedly showing clouds rolling over Japan's Mount Fuji was digitally cre ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 20, 2017
There's no evidence Louise Rosealma was using a glass bottle she appeared to be holding as an in ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 19, 2017
Reports that women in the U.S. can now go topless anywhere without fear of legal reprisal are no ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
April 18, 2017
Various news sites overemphasized one aspect of a case involving repeated injuries to two children.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 10, 2017
While there is a limited amount of science behind some medical claims about bee propolis (market ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 7, 2017
An audit of Housing and Urban Development's books was carried out by the Office of the Inspector ...
Written by: David Emery
April 5, 2017
The claim that the White House asked Crayola to drop the "dandelion" crayon because children wer ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2017
A series of photographs purportedly showing a luxurious aircraft purchased by South African pres ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 31, 2017
A viral post misrepresents the science behind three additives in the popular peanut butter and c ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 30, 2017
Claims that newly-arrived asylum seekers are causing a crime wave in Sweden are not supported by ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 27, 2017
Supreme Court justices did not pen a "letter" saying President Trump was "completely wrong in c ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 20, 2017
Science does not support the wild claims of potential health problems caused by this sticky DIY ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 9, 2017
Misleading headlines inaccurately suggested that long-documented caves in Shropshire, England we ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 9, 2017
An image of a giant isopod is frequently shared along with the claim that it shows an insect fir ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 8, 2017
An alternative bill authored by a Texas Republican has an auspicious title, but it's not the one ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 7, 2017
Although 122 detainees transferred from Guantanamo Bay were found to have subsequently engaged i ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 23, 2017
A letter sent to the Russian envoy in 2008 soliciting campaign contributions was an apparent error.
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